Voting rights

On the January 13 edition of the WBGO Journal, two Max Roach Centennial events in Newark and the historic vote by the Newark City Council

Newark City Council President LaMonica McIVer chat with WBGO's Doug Doyle about the council's historic decision to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in school board elections

WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle recaps this week's historic Newark City Council vote to allow 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in school board elections

Newark becomes the largest municipality in the US to expand voting rights to younger people since 1971, when the voting age was lowered to 18

The New Jersey Institute of Social Justice today released a report identifying barriers to voter participation in New Jersey and proposing policy…

Black and Latino leaders in New Jersey say Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders are not doing enough to advance the cause of social justice in the…

Some New Jersey lawmakers are introducing legislation to restore voting rights to people with criminal convictions.Senator Ron Rice says his bill would…

More than 94,000 New Jersey residents with criminal convictions are not allowed to vote. Civil rights groups are pushing for that to change.Blacks make up…